Brazil vs Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Brazil
1.53 GPIA
in 2024
Uruguay
1.67 GPIA
in 2023
Brazil rank
3rd
Uruguay rank
1st
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Brazil
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1.67 GPIA against 1.53 GPIA in Brazil, a difference of 0.14 GPIA.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Uruguay ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 1st of 88 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.41 GPIA | 1.69 GPIA | 0.2747 GPIA | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.53 GPIA | 1.56 GPIA | 0.0288 GPIA | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.49 GPIA | 1.67 GPIA | 0.178 GPIA | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Brazil or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1.67 GPIA against 1.53 GPIA in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Brazil and Uruguay?
- 0.14 GPIA, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 1st of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release